Workparties at the ground on 28th Sep, 5th &
12th Oct 2014 10am.

Jumble sale was held at the Village
Hall Sat 12th April 2014.

AGM held on 26th Jan 2014 10am at
the Henty.

2013:

End of Season Dinner/Awards evening
Fri 29th Nov 2013

New Club Kit webshop opened Aug 2013

AGM held on 27th Jan 2013 at the
Henty.

2012:

Annual
Dinner and awards evening held at the Henty Ferring on Fri 30th Nov
2012

(Updated
9th Dec 20 12)

Over
40 members and guests attended another excellent dinner and awards evening.
Rob Miller our Chairman gave an overview of the year including the impact
the weather had on matches arraigned/played and also the successful
competition of the Sport England funded pavilion improvement project.

A
special presentation of an engraved shield was made jointly to Rob Miller,
Ian Edwards and Ivan Salter for their magnificent efforts to pull together
the Sport England application and to deliver the project on-time and
to budget.

Terry
and Mark gave their review of the Sat and Sun teams' performance for
the year.

There
was a raffle on the night which was well supported and will help keep
the club afloat over the winter.

A
list of awards, those who won, along with a copy of the Statistics for
the club year will be posted on the web site soon.

Announcement from
our Chairman, Rob Miller, January 2012.

The Club are delighted to announce
that they have been awarded a Sports England grant under the Places
People Play / Inspired facilities programme for the most significant
improvements to the club house and ground in 20 years.

A detailed case for need for the improvements
was made in a 70 page submission entitled "Securing The Future"
in a round of bidding open to all Local authorities and Sports clubs
in the UK. Support for the application was received from The Parish
Council, Ferring C of E Primary School and Sussex Cricket Board.

In addition the award covers the cost
of providing a new mower for the square, an outdoor batting practice
strip and a mobile net surround meaning that for the first time for
many years members can enjoy outdoor net practice at the ground.

After a tender and selection process
West Sussex contractors Hadley and Hall were appointed and work commenced
on the 30th January this year. Work completed on Friday 9th March, the
club are looking forward to offering better changing facilities, outdoor
cricket nets and coaching to existing and new members of all ages.

Annual
Dinner and awards evening held at the Henty Ferring on Fri 25th Nov
2011

(Updated
27th Nov 20 11)

Over
40 members and guests attended another excellent dinner and awards evening.
Rob Miller our Chairman gave us update on our application (autumn 2011)
for a grant to improve the pavilion. He also gave a review of the year.

Andy,
in mike's absence, and Craig gave their review of the Sat and Sun teams'
performance for the year.

A
new Cup was presented to the club by Peter Bromley and Alan Francis
in memory of Bill Austin - a stowart of the cub for many years including
being chairman, secretary , evening league organiser , groundsman assistant
and generally the nicest most reliable person you would every want to
have around a cricket club.

He
tragically died a few years ago and we thought it fitting the BILL AUSTIN
MEMORIAL CUP for FIELDING should be awarded from this year on.

There
was a raffle on the night and the proceeds have gone towards our application
for a grant for major pavilion improvements.

A
list of awards, those who won, along with a copy of the Statistics for
the club year will be posted on the web site soon.

We had another very successful Jumble sale with the support from the
community and members of the club. Thanks go out to everyone involved
before and on the day. This is our primary pre-season fundraiser and we
had a very good result again, which enables us to start the season on
a sound footing.

FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle Ground Indoor School February to April
2011

(Modified 15th
April 2011)

We held nets again on Wednesday
mid evenings from 16th Feb until 13th April at possibly the best nets
available to village Cricketers in Sussex. This was the fifth year we
have managed to secure 8 weeks of nets for current and new players to
the club, please contact the committee for details.

Our thanks go to John Barclay at Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation
for making the nets available again.

Annual
General Meeting 2011

(update 30th Jan
2011

This took place on Sunday morning 23rd January 2011 at the Henty.
There were around 15 members and VP's present. The usual agenda format
was followed with reports from the current officers and election of officers
for the new season. Playing Statistics for the 2010 season along with
the draft fixture list for the forthcoming Season were issued. A list
of new officers will be added to the site shortly.

Annual
Dinner and Presentation Evening 2010

(update
10th Dec 2010)

This took place on Friday 26th Nov 2010 at the Henty.
Our Chairman, Rob Miller presented the annual awards and trophies. There
was a good turn out and we had the whole of the public bar area to ourselves.
The recipients of the Awards will be published on the News
page soon.

On a day when the FCC Sunday side were winning away to Brunswick Village,
the ground was used to host for the second season a Sussex Ladies limited
over match. There was a great attendance from the public and families
of both teams along with ECB and county coaches, umpires and scorers.
A 21 yard pitch was prepared along with a 40 yard boundary. Members and
VP's of the club and the public attended the match. The weather was very
good if a little breezy this year, the match took place between between
2 and 6pm.

Improvements
to the Pavilion

(Updated 16th
April 2010)

We decided to improve the facilities before the start of the season
by providing another toilet within the pavilion. This involved some redesign
of the interior layout, new internal walls and plumbing etc. The work
was done by a couple of committee members and funded in the short term
via a loan by a member of the club who we are grateful to, as funds were
particularly low over the closed season.

We managed to negotiate very favorably terms and prices as part of
the NATWEST Cricket force 2010 initiative from several local suppliers.

Our hope is that the additional advertising in the fixture card will
fund this work and that members will benefit from these facilities.

We had another good supply of Jumble from the local area this year
and with support from the community and members of the club we had another
successful event. Thanks to everyone before and on the day for their support.

Thanks to Splash FM and to the Worthing and Littlehampton Herald
group of paper's for advertising the event.

FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle Ground Indoor School February to April 2010

(Modified 16d
April 2010)

Wednesday mid evenings from 24th
Feb until 14th April at possibly the best nets open to village Cricketers
in Sussex.

This is the fourth year we have managed to secure 8 weeks of nets
for current and also to introduce new players to the club.

Our thanks go to John Barclay at Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation
for making the nets available again.

End
of season Workparties at the ground

(Updated 18th
Oct 2009)

The annual end of season Workparties took place on Sunday 27th Sept,
4th, 11th and 18th October 10 to 12 am. Support from the club was variable
but we got the work completed in the mainly good weather.

We have been lucky to again have access to some additional ground
equipment which helped with the square renovation. The following week
we put up the perimeter wire. The rest of the time was used to paint the
metal shutters/doors and replace the gable ends which needed plastic capping
to make them weatherproof.

Ferring
CC play host to Sussex Vs Kent U13 Girls Match 6th June 2009

(Created
09th June 2009)

On a day when the FCC Saturday side were playing away at East Brighton
Park, the ground with the permission of ADC was used for a Sussex girls
limited over match. There was a great attendance from the public and families
of both teams along with ECB and county coaches, umpires and scorers A
21 yard pitch was prepared along with a 40 yard boundary. The weather
was kind to us and a full match took place between 2 and 5pm, Kent eventually
won in the last few overs of a closely balanced match after putting on
124 batting first.

The fixture was arraigned with Charlotte Burton who is the Sussex
Women & Girls' Community Coach, she made the following comments:

"I would like to thank you for letting us use Ferring Cricket
Club on Saturday, it was a great setting and I had some great comments
from many parents, it was just a shame we lost.

Once again thank you for all the preparation before the day and the
support you gave us on the day"

Workparties were held on Sunday 29th March and 5th April to work on
the ground and the pavilion. We had help from club members on both Sundays
as well as work at other times on the interior of the pavilion. A supply
of NATWEST Cricketforce T shirts was given out to those who attend and
thanks to everyone for supporting this pre-season work. There will be
a write up and pictures published at a later date.

Annual
Fundraising event : Jumble Sale at Ferring Village Hall

10am-12am 21st March 2009

(Updated 27th
March 09)

We had another good supply of Jumble from the local area this year
and with support from the community and members of the club we had a successful
event. The fundraising was very good including donations of raffle prizes
from a local supermarket which helped to swell the coffers. Thanks to
everyone before and on the day for their support and we look forward to
holding the same event next year.

Thanks to Splash FM and to the Worthing and Littlehampton Herald
group of paper's for advertising the event.

Annual
General Meeting 2009

(Updated 23rd
Jan 09)

This took place on Sunday 11th January 2009 at the Henty between 10
and 12 am. All members were invited to attend to support the club and
influence our plans for the forthcoming Season and beyond.

The usual agenda format was followed with reports from the current
officers and election of officers for 2009. Playing Statistics for the
2008 season and personal reviews were available along with the draft fixture
list for the forthcoming Season.

Annual
Dinner and Presentation Evening 2008

(Created
30th Nov 08)

This took place on Friday 28th November 2008 at the Henty.
Our Chairman Rob Miller presented the annual awards and trophies.

The recipients of the Awards and the Statistics for
the 2008 season are now published on the News page.

Nets
at Arundel Castle Academy Indoor School February to April
2009

(Created 16th
Sept 08)

For a third year. We have
managed to secure Net sessions at the Castle Academy. These will be
on Wednesday nights starting from 18th Feb 2009 and will run for 8
weeks through to April. The costs to players is unchanged from this
year, more details can be obtained from the committee or Peter.

End of Season
2008 Workparties at the ground

(Created 16th
Sept 08)

We had our end of season work
to do on the ground and the pavilion. The committee asked members
to support us on at least one of the sessions:

Sunday 21st Sept 10am-12am to
scarify pitch,spread grass-seed and the Surrey Loam - Peter Loaned some
equipment from other Cricket Clubs that should make this easier.

Saturday 27th Sept 2pm-4pm to
complete Autumn renovations on the pitch and weather permitting to erect
the perimeter fencing.

Sunday 5th October Complete any
outstanding groundwork and attend to pavilion repairs/cleanup

Royal
Opera House Vs Ferring CC 2004-2006

(Created
25th July 08)

We had a tradition
over several years on Presidents day at the end of July of inviting
the ROH to play a match against FCC. We hope in revive the fixture
in future years, however until then here is a link
to an article written by the Royal Opera House CC in 2005 including
photographs taken of the match.

NATWEST
Cricketforce 2008

(Modified
18th April 08)

There were two working sessions
at the ground on Sunday 6th and 13th April and Cricketforce 2008
T-shirts were available for all who helped.

On 6th April, five "mad"
club members appeared at the ground to the sight of the heaviest snowfall
in many years on the Sussex Coast. We agreed that, although far from
ideal, it would really hold up pre-season preparation if We were not
able to at least remove the perimeter wire and fencing from around
the square.

This took us
a couple of hours (see the photographs on this page), but We did manage
to complete the work even though We didn't see the pitch at any time
!

Thanks go to Bill Isham, Peter
Cooke, Terry Cutler, Rob Miller who helped me (Peter Bromley) get
this work done , thanks also to Rob for supplying a flask of coffee
and biscuits.

Greg has been
busy refurbishing the kitchen area with replacement units and We have
also installed a water heater so We will have hot water on tap for washing
up.

New
metal shutters for Pavilion

(created 15th
March 08)

After some major vandalism
and a break in at the ground over the winter, We have had metal shutters
designed to fit all the windows along with a replacement metal door
for the ground equipment area. These were installed during March 2008
and the primer/undercoat of all the metal surfaces now been complete.
The top coat will be completed hopefully before the start of the season,
weather permitting ! We also have new higher security padlocks fitted
on all the windows.

There is still work to be
done to get the pavilion back to normal but temporary repairs have
been completed.

The people who caused the
vandalism and break-in/theft were caught and subsequently charged
by the Police.

Jumble
Sale 2008

(Modified
30th March 08)

Our annual
Jumble sale took place on Sat morning 29th March at the Ferring Village
Hall. This was very well supported by the club and by customers from
the village and more widely in the area.

There was
a large amount of good quality clothes, books/toys, bric-a-brac and
general jumble which had been collected by members of the club during
the previous few weeks.

We were delighted with
the support and actually made more income that We did last year
(which was in itself a very good year) so making this are best year
for a long time . Thank you to everyone involved.

FCC AGM 2008

(Modified
25th Jan 08)

The AGM was held at the Henty
on Sunday morning 20th Jan 2008. We had a better than usual attendance
of players , VP's and the president was also in attendance. A full
report of the proceedings may be published later however here are
the highlights:

Changes to the Committee :
Ian Edwards and Chris Harris have retired from Chairman and Secretary
roles, Rob Miller and Chris Daulby have taken on the respective roles.
Mike Lewis and Dave Bailey remain Sat Captain/Vice Captain. Greg Dean
has retired from Sunday Captain and been replaced by Mat Sealby with
Peter Cooke taking on the Vice Captain role.

FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle Academy Indoor School February
and April 2008

(Modified
25th March 08)

We have secured for a second
year, Thursday evenings during February and Tuesday evenings in April
2007 at probably the best indoor nets in Sussex. Details can been
obtained from any of the Committee. An additional session was arranged
for 27th March.

Annual
Dinner and Presentation Evening

This took place on Friday 30th November 2007 at the
Henty. Our Chairman and MC for the night was Ian Edwards who provided
his witty observations on the year on and off the field. He Also presented
the annual awards and trophies. The recipients of the Awards and the
Statistics for the 2007 season are on the News page.

End
of season Workparties at the ground

(Updated 1st Dec.
2007)

We had Workparties at the ground, Sunday mornings @ 10am on 30th
Sept and 7th October. This was the usual autumn pitch maintenance work
followed by the securing of the square perimeter fencing. We have started
work on preparing the kitchen for the recently donated kitchen units.
We will Also be installing new flooring and a hot water heater for the
sink.

Chippingdale
President Dave White

(Updated 14th
Aug 2007)

Ferring CC is very sad to hear that Dave White died whilst playing
in a Chippingdale match on Sunday afternoon, 29th July 2007. The news
was brought to us during our Presidents match held at the Little Twitten.
The Worthing Herald has subsequently run articles
on Dave's long-standing involvement in Cricket and other sports in Sussex.
The paper has published a long list of tributes and details on the funeral
which was held on Wednesday 8th August at 3pm at West Worthing Baptist
Church, South Street, Tarring.

Dave was a very valued friend and colleague to many members of Ferring
and Also Highdown Cricket Club, he will be sadly missed.

The Annual Chippingdale Vs Ferring match was switched location as
a mark of respect to Dave and was held at the Little Twitten on Sunday
12th Aug.

Ferring
Saturday XI match at Arundel Castle Ground 4th August
2007

(Updated 13th
Sept 2007)

We were delighted to be asked to play play our third match since 2000
at the Castle Ground. The match was against Arundel Grasshoppers (formally
Castle Estate) . The weather was kind to us again and a low scoring but
closely fought match was held, the grasshoppers eventually winning by
a no-ball on the last ball of the match.

A selection of pictures from the match can be found via our Pictures
page

Fixtures
for the 2007 Season published

(Updated 26th
April 2007)

The Fixtures for this Season are
now available on the Fixture Page, the fixture
cards are now printed and are available from Ian Edwards or the Captains.

Additional
net booked at Arundel Castle Cricket Academy

(Added 4th April
2007)

After five very successful nets
at the academy which started in March 2007, an average of 18 players have
attended and it was decided to extend to a sixth and final net on 10th
April 2007. The start time has had to be changed so please contact the
organiser if you want more details. We have Also been very pleased to
welcome five new prospective players to the nets.

Cricketforce
2007 Photographs and report added

(Added 4th April
2007)

Pictures of the Cricketforce 2007
weekend (30th March - 4th April) have been added along with a brief report
of what was achieved. There was a very good turnout, especially on the
Sunday and a great deal of work was achieved. Thanks go out to the membership,
Arun Mowers and Travis Perkins for their support.

New
Photograph Albums for 2006 Season Saturday XI

(Added
9th March 2007)

Photo's of the 2006
Season Saturday matches have now been added to the pictures
page . Due to the 500+ digital photographs available, this has taken
sometime in editing.

The
last 10 years Club and individual playing statistics published

(Added 28th Jan 2007)

Club Statistician , Peter Bromley,
has entered the results of the last 10 years records from the score books
into a statistics package. The results of this analyses was distributed
at the AGM on Sunday 28th Jan 2007 and is Also to be found here.

Club
featured on BBC South Today - Thursday 18th Jan 2007

(Added Jan 2007)

Club treasurer Terry Cutler was
interviewed concerning Southern Waters decision to remove the sprinkler
ban on 18th Jan 2007. The BBC originally interviewed FCC in Spring 2006
when the ban was first imposed. There was, at the time, a threat of a
draught order which would have had significant impact on all grass sports.
The recent BBC programme gave a brief history of the issue, an extract
of the original interview held at the ground with Terry and they were
interested in our views of the impact of the water restrictions on sport
during 2006.

Rob
Goacher

(mod Dec 2006)

FCC was very sad to announce
that Rob Goacher died suddenly, aged 50, on 7th Nov 2006 whilst in Hospital.
The funeral was on 24th November at Worthing Crematorium and was attended
by several hundred people, including many current and previous club members.

New
Photograph Album for 2005 Season

(Added 12th Nov 2006)

Photo's of the 2005 Season matches
have been added to the pictures page

FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle Ground Indoor School March and April 2007

(Added 3rd Nov 2006)

We have secured Tuesday mid evenings
during March and April 2007 at possibly the best nets open to village
Cricketers in Sussex.

In the past We have held nets at various locations with the aim
of honing our cricket skills during the winter and Also to introduce
new players to the club. If you would be interested in attending any
of the sessions and joining the club, you would be most welcome - please
contact us Here for details.
There will be a charge for the nets.

Our thanks go to John Barclay at Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation
for making the nets Available.

Worthing Herald
"Cricket Team of the Week" - 7th September 2006

(Added
Oct 2006)

An article titled
"Team of the Week - Ferring Cricket Club" appeared in the Local
Worthing Herald Newspaper on 7th
Sept 2006. This consisted of a photograph of the Saturday side taken at
the home match Vs Brighton & Hove Crescent and an article on our part
in the vitality of Village Cricket. A reproduction of the Photograph and
article may be added here later.

New Photograph
Albums for 2005 & 2006 Seasons

(Added
9th Oct 2006)

Photo's of the 2005/2006
Season matches are being added to the pictures page
. Due to the sheer number of digital photograph , these are taking some
time to edit down to a manageable number. Thanks go to Ivan Salter for
the 2006 Sunday XI match photo's.

Annual
End of Season Groundwork

(Modified
9th Oct 2006)

This year We scarified
the square, repair the last couple of pitches, applied grass seed/Surrey
loam and erected the perimeter fencing.

These work parties
took place at the ground on Sundays on 24th Sep, 1st, 7th October. Thanks
to those few members of the club who leant a hand, the essential work
was completed by early October. If there are sufficient numbers attending
on subsequent Sundays then We Also plan to complete the tidy up of the
inside and outside of the pavilion.

Annual
Dinner

(Added
11th Sept 2006)

This was held at the
Henty on the evening of Friday 24th November 2006.

Pavilion Maintenance

(updated
17th Sept 2006)

Workparties were organised
for 14th & 15th September to remove the temporary paneling, replace
the posts and create new balustrades for the front of the pavilion. Pictures
of work performed over the two days can be found HERE,
thanks to all those involved and to Travis
Perkins for supplying and delivering the materials used.

We have been hosting
matches against Arundel Castle Estate CC since 2000, however We were
delighted with the opportunity to visited Arundel Castle Cricket Ground
in April 2001 for an away fixture. Unfortunately the match was rained
off - the curse of early season matches.

In 2002 We were
fortunate to have another chance to play at the magnificent ground Although
the weather was overcast with light drizzle, We managed to complete
the match. In 2005 We were again offered an away fixture on Saturday
7th May and were blessed this time with good weather and a very good
match.

Pictures from both
matches can be found within a new album on our pictures
page

Congratulations
on Examination results

(Added
24th August 2006)

Congratulations to
everyone who took exams in the last few months. In particular We would
like to say well done to the following:

Jason White (Saturday XI)
for gaining excellent grades in his A levels which now allow him to
go to his university of choice in September.

Mark Isham (Saturday XI)
for gaining an honours degree in Mathematics. Mark is now having a
gap year before starting his postgraduate teacher training.

Sarah Bromley (Younger
daughter of Peter Bromley) for gaining an honours degree from the
university of Northampton in Sociology and Psychology.

Wedding Congratulations

(Added
24th August 2006)

Congratulations to
Mike Lewis (Saturday Captain) for getting married during August 2006.
Additional information may be added if Mike
is prepared to spill the beans on events before/during and after the
wedding.

Pictures from the
pre-wedding bachelor barbecue evening hosted by Andy Lawrenson on 28th
July can be found on our pictures page

Ferring Cricket
Club web site re-launch

Ferring Cricket Club
Web presence was launched on www.ferringcricket.co.uk on Monday
21st August 2006. The new website is hosted by Haylingpages.co.uk
for a peppercorn rent and the domain site is registered via Gradwell.com
again at a much reduced biannual rate.

Visitors who attempt
to contact the old website (www.ferringcc.fsnet.co.uk) will be redirected
to this site within a few seconds.

Royal Opera
House Match

The Opera House CC
returned for the 3rd successive year to Ferring on Sunday 30th July 2006
for another match to celebrate our presidents day. A review and pictures
of the match will be posted at a future date.